diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf52eba46..818f8be72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Wikimedia Commons for Android
 
+## v1.9
+- Bugfix for null pages array crash
+- New feature: Added option to use GPS to find nearby categories if picture is not geotagged
+
 ## v1.8
 - New feature: Improved category search function (not limited to prefix search now)
 
diff --git a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3806d502e..030d13548 100644
--- a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="fr.free.nrw.commons"
-    android:versionCode="24"
-    android:versionName="1.8" >
+    android:versionCode="25"
+    android:versionName="1.9" >
 
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="9"